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April 14, 2017

Syria: U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrike Kills 18 U.S.-Backed Rebels
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In Syria, the Pentagon says a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Tabqa
killed 18 Syrian rebels backed by the United States. U.S. Central
Command said in a statement the attack accidentally targeted fighters
with the U.S.-supported SDF rebel alliance who requested air support in
a fight against ISIS. CENTCOM offered condolences and called the deaths
"tragic." The attack followed a series of coalition raids that killed
civilians. The journalistic monitoring group Airwars cited four separate
U.S.-led airstrikes in April alone that killed 24 noncombatants.


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